Plurals of Compound Nouns

Margie Wakeman WellsGeneral Leave a Comment

When a compound noun is made plural, it is the “main” noun in the combination that gets the plural.

…one sister-in-law…two sisters-in-law
…one attorney general…two attorneys general

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Happy punctuating!

Margie

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